Richmond metal band Lamb of God readies new album, world tour

Lamb of God will release a new album in early 2012. Pictured, left to right, are Willie Adler, John Campbell, Randy Blythe, Chris Adler and Mark Morton.

Photo from lamb-of-god.com

Photo from lamb-of-god.com

Sam McDonald

Virginia's heavy metal champions Lamb of God are preparing to unleash a brand new bone-crushing onslaught. The group's album "Resolution" is scheduled for a Jan. 24 release. The band will kick off a new tour in their hometown of Richmond on Jan. 22.

In conjunction with the January 24th, 2012 release of Resolution, LAMB OF GOD will commence their two year Resolution tour with six east coast club shows. The band will also be doing in-store signings in four of the cities on show days. Details of these signings will be released the first week of January. The club dates are:

January 22nd- Richmond- The National

January 24th- New York- Irving Plaza

January 25th- Boston- The Paradise

January 26th- Philadelphia- The Trocadero

January 27th- Toronto- Phoenix Concert Hall

January 28th- Washington DC- 9:30 Club

Support on all shows except Richmond will be The Acacia Strain and Too Late The Hero. Following the club shows, the band starts the Pacific portion of the Resolution tour ending with the band’s first ever show in Alaska. These dates are: